regrant

t. [Pref. re-, and English grant, v. (q. v.)] To grant again or anew; to grant back. "A charter regranting the old privileges to the Old Company."-Macaulay: Hist. Eng., ch. xx. re-grant', subst. [Pref. re-, and English grant, s. (q. v.] 1. The act of granting again or back. 2. A new, renewed, or fresh grant. "To obtain a regrant of the monopoly under the Great Seal."- Macaulay : Hist . Eng ., ch. xx. re-grāte', v . t. [French reg ratter =to snatch or scrape again to drive a huckster's trade: re -back, again, and gratter to grate, to scratch.] *I. Ordinary Language: 1. To shock, to offend. "The clothing of the tortoise and viper rather re. grateth than pleaseth the eye."-Derham: Phys. Theology, bk. iv., ch. xii. 2. To buy up, as grain, provisions, ., and sell the same again in the same or a neighboring market so as to raise the prices. Regrating was an offense at common law. "Some farmers will regrate and buy up all the corne that cometh to the markets, and lay it up in store, and sell it again at an higher price when they see their time."- Latimer : Sermon before King Edward (an. 1550). II. Masonry: To scrape or take off the surface of an old hewn stone wall in order to whiten it and make it look fresh again. rě-grāt-er, *re-grāt'-ōr, *re-grat-our, *геgrat-ter, s . [Eng. regrat (e); -er, .] One who regrates or buys up grain, provisions, ., to sell ata higher price in the same mårket or fair. "A proclamation made against reg ratters and forestallers."-Burnet: Record , vol. ii., bk. ii. *re-grā-ti-ā-tõr-, *rě-grā-ci-ā-tôr-ỹ (ti, ci as shi), subst . [Fr. regratier =to return thanks.] A returning or giving of thanks; an expre ion of thankfulne . "To gyve you my regraciatory." Skelton: Crowne of Laurell. *rě-grå-try, *re-gra-ty-rye, s. [REGRATE.] The act or practice of regrating. "Riche thorw regratyrye ." -Piers Plowman , p. 42. trě-grēde', v. i. [Lat. regredior , from re- =back, and gradior to step, to go; gradus a step.] To go or move back; to retrograde.